On the other side, in the battle between the four King-Sealing Realm experts, Elder Huang and Elder Xu had used their Combined Attack Divine Ability, gaining the upper hand and suppressing the two opponents.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a giant palm formed from interwoven astral wind and fire condensed into shape and slammed down abruptly!
“Not good!”
The faces of the two black-robed elders changed slightly. The Manifested Dharma Bodies they had evolved were forced to raise their palms, attempting to neutralize this combined divine ability.
Nearby, on the stone edge of the lotus pond, the little fox watched the great battle between the four King-Sealing cultivators with utter bafflement. From time to time, she would extend her small, pink tongue to lick the purple jade marrow in her embrace.
She had just woken from a comfortable, deep slumber and was completely bewildered by the situation before her.
But just at that moment, an accident occurred!
The residual true essence aftershocks swept outward by the two Dharma Bodies and this combined divine ability violently rippled outward.
The uncomprehending little fox, before she could react, was caught in it.
With a “plop,” her small, furry body fell straight into the water. The bottle of purple jade marrow, barely sipped from, dissolved entirely into the pond water.
“Gurgle… gurgle…”
“Yingying…”
Having swallowed several mouthfuls of cold water, the little fox’s adorably silly head popped up, crowned with a lotus flower. She frantically searched for her purple jade marrow.
When she saw the purple spirit liquid already dissipating into the water, she instantly froze!
Grievance, distress, and an unprecedented rage began to brew.
Little Fox Yingying—(●′?`●)?(￣^￣)?(▼dish▼#)!
Driven by this intensely powerful anger, her icy gaze locked onto the two culprits before her.
The little fox’s fur bristled explosively. Her small body arched, all four paws kicked off, and she shot out like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.
Accompanied by waves of dazzling white light radiating from her, her body began to swell and expand.
Ten zhang!
Twenty zhang!
Fifty zhang!
A hundred zhang!
In the blink of an eye, the originally petite little fox had grown explosively, becoming even larger than the two Manifested Dharma Bodies.
“Riiip… Riiiip…”
Now utterly enraged, she leaped high into the air. Her claws, carrying terrifying might, tore down fiercely!
Space seemed to warp for a moment. The two black-robed elders, still in the midst of neutralizing the combined divine ability, instantly shuddered. Their minds felt as if struck by a heavy hammer, and they directly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Their two Dharma Bodies exploded. The two figures plummeted from mid-air like kites with cut strings, smashing into the ground, throwing up dust and debris, their fates unknown.
They had no idea what had happened before losing consciousness.
In their final moments of awareness, they had only boundless confusion: Why would such a bizarre fox appear in the Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden?
And ambush them without any martial ethics?
“This… this…”
Watching this scene unfold, Elder Xu and Elder Huang were both dumbfounded.
What was this situation?
Was this fox really that powerful?
Granted, there was an element of a sneak attack, and the opponent pair were already injured after the fierce battle. But they were genuine experts at the Fifth Heaven of the King-Sealing Realm!
“Yingying! (Furious!)”
Seeing the two culprits on the verge of death, the giant fox named Ying let out an angry roar. Her massive form then instantly reverted to its original size. She immediately darted towards Deng Tianyu’s location.
Previously, Deng Tianyu had specifically instructed her not to act rashly.
But just now, she hadn’t thought much at all. She only wanted to teach those two scoundrels who had ruined her beloved purple jade marrow a lesson.
So, she had to explain. It was those two old men in black robes who were in the wrong first.
“Yingying!”
The little fox, having already burrowed into Deng Tianyu’s arms, tugged at his arm, pitifully complaining about the two old men’s evil deeds.
Thinking about that bottle of purple jade marrow she had only licked a few times, she was so upset that tears welled up in her eyes.
“Alright, alright, it was their fault!”
“They knocked over your bottle of purple jade marrow. I’ll buy you two more bottles.”
Deng Tianyu smiled and stroked her furry little head.
This was for the best, anyway. The food-protective little fox had intervened, accelerating the battle’s conclusion.
Of course, he hadn’t expected the little fox’s strength to be so terrifying when she was enraged. That physical power likely rivaled the King-Sealing Realm already.
“Yingying!”
Hearing this, Little Fox Yingying happily licked Deng Tianyu’s cheek, her adorable fox eyes narrowing in delight.
She still knew whether this deal was a loss or not.
Because of those two bad old men, one bottle of purple jade marrow was lost. But now she was getting two more. Calculating it this way, wasn’t she gaining one extra bottle?
In contrast, Elder Xu and Elder Huang wore strange expressions when they heard this “yingying” cry.
Did foxes sound like that? Why did it feel somewhat odd?
As these thoughts flashed by, the two elders’ auras locked onto Qu Yun, who was still locked in fierce combat with Ling’er. Their figures vanished on the spot.
When they reappeared, they had already seized Qu Yun with lightning speed and irresistible force.
Facing two experts at the Fifth Heaven of the King-Sealing Realm, even though he was one of the current generation’s Heaven’s Prides, he could only roar impotently, thrashing a few times before being completely unable to struggle.
“How could this be? Why did we lose even with three King-Sealing Realm experts?”
“Why…”
Qu Yun’s face was contorted, staring at Deng Tianyu, roaring with unwillingness.
Logically, even if the plan was set in motion prematurely, their side’s experts and overall strength should have been overwhelming.
Yet in the end?
They had lost!
“Madam, how should they be dealt with?”
Elder Xu and Elder Huang sealed Qu Yun’s cultivation and threw him onto the ground like a dead dog, inquiring.
“You lowly wretch, do you dare kill us?”
“If we die, our soul lamps will shatter. The Clan Leader will sense it immediately.”
“And my mother’s relationship with the Clan Leader, I imagine you know well…”
“Even if we die, do you think you can escape?”
Qu Yun’s face was maniacal, loudly jeering.
So what if he had miscalculated this time?
He was the clan’s most talented Heaven’s Pride in cultivation.
His mother, Qu Yun, also had an ambiguous relationship with the Clan Leader. If Qu Qirong killed them, the clan would surely send people to investigate.
When that happened, the Clan Leader would inevitably suspect Qu Qirong was involved.
After all, it was he who had tacitly approved this plan!
“Cough… So what will you do, Madam?”
The gravely wounded Qu Yun also looked at Qu Qirong with a mocking expression, awaiting her decision.
The fact that she, Qu Yun, and the two clan experts had come to the Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden could certainly be traced.
If they disappeared here, the clan would undoubtedly suspect Qu Qirong.
Coupled with the Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark situation, there were now only two paths laid out before Qu Qirong.
Qu Yun sneered coldly: “Or perhaps, shall I tell you what to do?”
“First, directly kill me, Yun’er, and the two clan experts—completely sever ties with the family.”
“Second, use the four of us as bargaining chips to force the Clan Leader to neutralize your Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark.”
Of the two choices, she vastly preferred the latter.
Because even if Qu Qirong had the help of two King-Sealing Realm experts and a powerful young lover, relying solely on them, she still couldn’t contend with the family.
Even if that youth truly belonged to a major power, he likely wouldn’t wage a major war against the Spirit Treasure Sect for an unrelated woman.
